The value of high-quality nursing and health education in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus

This study aimed to investigate the effect of high-quality nursing and health education on glucose and lipid metabolism and quality of life in elderly patients with diabetes. A total of 99 elderly patients with diabetes admitted to our hospital from December 2016 to April 2019 were enrolled and divided into an observation group (57 cases) and a control group (42 cases) according to different nursing methods. The nursing satisfaction, self-management ability, blood lipid index, and negative emotions of the two groups of patients before and after nurse intervention were evaluated. After nursing, the fasting blood glucose level of the two groups of patients decreased 2 hours after a meal, and the level in the observation group was lower than that of the control group. After nursing, the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) scores of the two groups of patients decreased, and the scores of the observation group were lower than those of the control group. Before nursing intervention, there was no significant difference in the quality of life scores between the two groups, while after it, the quality of life scores of the two groups increased, and the scores of the observation group were higher than those of the control group. Moreover, after nursing, serum triglyceride (TG), cholesterol (TC), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group, while serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group. Furthermore, the nursing satisfaction and the self-management score were also significantly higher in the observation group. High quality nursing can significantly improve glucose and lipid metabolism levels and quality of life in elderly patients with diabetes, and is worthy of clinical application.